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How do I activate the camera on my new iPad?

I do not have a camera icon on my new iPad, bought through Amazon.com .

How can I find the camera or activate it?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Jan 13, 2013 6:42 AM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2013 7:59 AM

It is a new iPad and not an old first gen iPad which doesn't have a camera on it ?


If it's not an iPad 1 and you can't find it on any of your homescreens or app folders, and you can't find it via the spotlight search screen (swipe your first home screen to the right), then is it hidden by Settings > General > Restrictions > Camera being set 'off' ?


If not then have you tried a reset to see if you can find it after the iPad has restarted ? Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

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Jan 13, 2013 7:59 AM in response to ajf5577

It is a new iPad and not an old first gen iPad which doesn't have a camera on it ?


If it's not an iPad 1 and you can't find it on any of your homescreens or app folders, and you can't find it via the spotlight search screen (swipe your first home screen to the right), then is it hidden by Settings > General > Restrictions > Camera being set 'off' ?


If not then have you tried a reset to see if you can find it after the iPad has restarted ? Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

How do I activate the camera on my new iPad?

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